I've found that my thrifting/flea market adventures go better if I start out with a list. There are always many things I want at our local "everything" shop, and if I don't limit myself to things I need I could go bankrupt in there.

The other day, the items on my list were thus:

An old typesetter's drawer to put on the wall for found objects--like this one.

A red or blue or black lamp for my office.

A dark wood box or tray to contain the stuff on top of Sweet Husband's dresser.

I found a perfect typesetter's drawer quite quickly, and was hunting around for the other two items when I ran into the most fabulous pair of butter-colored, pointy-toed boots.

"I do not need boots. They are not on the list," I said firmly to myself.